Charlotte looked taken aback to see the woman Teddy Hudson had brought home into their matrimonial home.
This house was given to Teddy and her as their matrimonial gift from Alpha Lucas Hudson. After the night Charlotte had accepted Teddy as her husband and chosen mate, Alpha Lucas gave them the new duplex house as their matrimonial home.
For four years, Charlotte had been living with Teddy and helping him rule over the Norfield pack after he took over the Alpha position from his father. Teddy hadn't brought any woman home until today, being their marriage anniversary and Charlotte's 22nd birthday night, when Teddy came home with another woman in his arms—a fair-skinned woman.
"Can't you greet?" Teddy demanded as his green eyes glowered at Charlotte, making her snap out of her trance.
"Um, good evening, who's she?" Charlotte immediately asked Teddy as her eyes moved to stare at the young woman of her age in a seductive crimson gown.
"Did you just ask me who she is?" Teddy let go of the woman in his arms and drunkenly charged at Charlotte.
Seizing Charlotte by her neck, Teddy told her, "She's the rightful Luna of this pack, the woman who is supposed to be my wife and chosen mate, if not that you had bewitched my father into accepting you as the fake Luna and my mate!" Teddy shouted at Charlotte, squeezing her neck as he felt to choke the life out of her.
"Teddy..." Charlotte's voice trailed off as she tried to stop her husband from suffocating her. Charlotte tried to breathe, struggling to break free from Teddy's strong hold on her soft neck, but he wouldn't let go.
"Baby, don't kill her here. That would implicate us and you too," a soft voice said, and finally, Teddy let go of Charlotte. She coughed and moved away from the beast of a husband she had married.
With tears in her eyes, Charlotte looked from Teddy to the lady who had just spoken in disbelief. "You're right, Anne. If I kill her here, my father would find out, and that would truly implicate us. Come, let me show you to our bedroom upstairs."
"Teddy!" Charlotte jumped in front of the stairs in the living room. "You cannot take this whore to our bedroom! Take her out immediately!" Charlotte ordered Teddy, whose anger boiled as he heard her refer to Anne Robert as a whore.
"What? Who did you call a whore? Honey, do you hear her speaking? I had been your mate even before you accepted this swine as your wife! I don't want to see her inside this house. Get rid of her and have her stay outside our home," Anne said as she burst into tears.
Teddy rushed to meet Charlotte. He dragged her away from the stairs as he was wearing a white shirt and black pants. Some of his shirt buttons were left undone.
"Who did you call a whore? My mate?" Teddy charged at Charlotte, and in front of Anne, he removed his trouser belt and started flogging her.
The maids working in the mansion could only peek at them, as none dared to intervene when Teddy and Charlotte were having marital problems.
Teddy had warned them that if any of the two maids dared to report him to his father, he would have the maid killed.
"Teddy! Stop, I'm sorry," Charlotte cried, but in the wee hours of the night, Teddy flogged her, and Anne smiled viciously.
"That's enough, sweetie. Come, take me to our bedroom. I need to rest as I'm tired for the night," Anne sweetly said as she observed how Teddy had flogged Charlotte mercilessly.
Satisfied with how he had disciplined Charlotte, Teddy let go of the woman crying on the tiled floor and walked up to meet Anne, using one hand to clutch his trousers that had loosened from removing his belt.
Anne smiled sweetly and embraced Teddy. "Good boy," she told Teddy as she kissed him in the presence of Charlotte.
"Come take me upstairs. I'm tired and cannot wait to have you tonight," Anne said sweetly to Teddy. She had followed him to the neighboring pack function as his Luna, and it was only right that Teddy get rid of Charlotte.
"Teddy, you dare to flog me because of this prostitute?" Charlotte stood up from the tiled floor. She had blue mesmerizing eyes that glowed even when she was crying.
Charlotte was pretty, sexy, curved, but she was dark in complexion and still untouched since Teddy hadn't consummated their marriage.
Teddy's anger surged again upon hearing Charlotte refer to Anne Robert as a prostitute.
"I see that I haven't disciplined you enough. I'm going to kill you today and bury your corpse before our fathers arrives. What gives you the right to refer to Anne as a prostitute?" Teddy charged toward Charlotte with killing intent in his eyes, but Anne quickly stopped him, "No, baby. Don't kill her; it would implicate us. Come, let us go to the bedroom and make some babies that she's unable to give you.
Once we have a baby, I will become the rightful Luna, and your father will be left with no other option than to accept me as your mate and chosen Luna of the Norfield packs," Anne said, and Teddy's eyes glowed with admiration for her words.
"You're right. Come, let us go," Teddy said as he looked away from Charlotte angrily, his eyes shifting to Anne, who walked up to meet him in her black stiletto heels.
Charlotte cried as she had worn a pink seductive night dress to look sweet for Teddy, but he stared at her with so much hostility in his eyes, while he looked at Anne Robert with love and warmth.
Charlotte, unable to bear the hurt and betrayal since the day she married Teddy Hudson, remembered that Teddy told her Anne was his sister from another mother. He introduced Anne to her as his personal assistant, and it was only right for her to acknowledge Anne, even though she didn't like the pretty fair-skinned woman.
Charlotte had seen the way Teddy stared at Anne sweetly on several occasions, but little did she know that Anne was Teddy's real mate and not just his assistant.
"Teddy! I'm not going to take this! I will end our marriage today and divorce you. I, Charlotte Mateo, reject you, Alpha Teddy Hudson, to no longer be my husband and mate!"
Teddy's eyes surged with rage as he turned to look back at Charlotte. He let go of Anne again, and with a smirk playing on his lips, he walked up to Charlotte, who was shivering and taking steps backward as he approached her. He asked, "What gives you the right to think that you can divorce me, Charlotte? Are you stupid? Do you think you can walk away from this marriage? Oh, so you want to sabotage my name out there in front of our pack members and to my parents? You wouldn't dare! The way Anne endured and watched you parade yourself as my mate—is the way you will endure and watch Anne birth my pups." With that, Teddy turned and went upstairs with Anne, leaving Charlotte to burst into tears in the living room.
Charlotte cried as she rushed upstairs to find out where Teddy was taking Anne to. "Teddy, you cannot do this to me. I'm your wife and Luna; you cannot bring Anne into our home. Teddy! Open this door!" Charlotte cried as she stood in front of the room door that was the master bedroom. Since Charlotte had moved into this house and had been living with Teddy Hudson for four years, Teddy hadn't entered this room to make love to her. But today, he had brought his assistant home. Not only did he tell Charlotte that Anne was his new mate and Luna, but he also took Anne to the bedroom that rightfully belonged to Charlotte."Teddy!! Teddy!!" Charlotte cried outside the room door as she heard Teddy and Anne smooching inside. "Yeah, baby, give it to me! Ah! Yeah! Harder! Mm.""Teddy!!" Charlotte shouted again. However, just then, she heard a voice from downstairs calling, "Is anyone at home??" Charlotte froze; who was that? The voice sounded so powerful and masculine, and Charlotte quickly wip
Charlotte quickly snapped out of her trance as she heard Teddy yelling at her. He charged towards the masculine man in the corridor to drag Charlotte out and beat her mercilessly.However, Jack stood between Teddy and Charlotte, protecting her behind him. He demanded of his younger brother, "What's going on with you, Teddy? Is that how to welcome me on my return from abroad?"Charlotte was shocked that the man who had just kissed her was now Teddy's brother, Jack Hudson. How did she not recognize him? That was because she had switched off the corridor light and controlled it with artificial intelligence that managed their mansion."Welcome, you? You dare to show up in my house unnoticed and not just that? You kissed my wife in my house and in my presence?" Teddy roared, staring at Jack with so much hostility in his eyes."Move away from Charlotte now! I'm going to deal with her today! I never knew that she was a horny bitch and slept around with men in my absence!" Teddy shouted as he
"STOP IT! Stop!" Charlotte rushed to separate the two men. Though she was weak and no match to withstand any of their strength, Jack obeyed Charlotte's command as he beat his younger brother into a stupor, not minding that he was in Teddy's house and that Teddy was the ruling Alpha of the Norfield pack."Charlotte..." Jack reached out to touch her, but Charlotte moved away from him and rushed to meet Teddy."Are you alright?" Charlotte asked Teddy as she crouched in front of him, and Teddy moved his hands away from Charlotte's touch.Anne quickly rushed to help Teddy stand on his feet. At the speed Jack had used to attack Teddy, both Anne and Charlotte were shocked. It was as if Jack had disappeared from where he was standing, and the next minute he was in front of Teddy, attacking him and dealing with him, not giving Teddy the chance to retaliate.Charlotte saw how Teddy pushed her hands away from helping him stand, but he accepted Anne's help. However, as Teddy stood up, staggering f
Charlotte didn't know what to say to Teddy. Truly, Jack was her mate. She perceived him as her mate the moment she inhaled that sweet smoky scent that was like coffee. She wanted to drink him and have him inside her, but he was her husband's elder brother. She couldn't boldly acknowledge the truth to Teddy. She was afraid of Teddy's reaction. He had been her husband for four years, and he would beat her mercilessly if she dared to tell him the truth: that Jack Hudson was her real mate.While Charlotte was still lost in her thoughts, contemplating what to tell Teddy, he moved away from the room window and approached her."Answer me! Is my brother, Jack Hudson, your mate? Did you feel the mating bond with him that you had to grip him closely and kiss him too?" Teddy demanded as he finally approached Charlotte, startling her out of her thoughts."No..." Charlotte responded in a shaking voice, but Teddy didn't believe her."What do you mean by no? And why is your voice shaking? Do you thi
With a heart full of ego, instead of Teddy apologizing to his wife, Charlotte, and pleading for her forgiveness for the years he had mistreated her and cheated on her with Anne Robert, he trailed his finger over the card and asked, "You set up all this here? Why didn't you say anything when you saw me arrive with Anne?"How could she tell him it was their anniversary night when he had stared at her with rage and had flogged her mercilessly? How could she have told him that it was her 22nd birthday and also their wedding anniversary night?Charlotte didn't reply, which annoyed Teddy, but he already knew the answer: it was because he had come home with Anne Robert in his arms.Anne had followed him to the neighboring pack function, and they had arrived at the Norfield pack gate late, so he had to take Anne home with him to rest before she returned to her father's house the following day.Teddy knew he was cheating on Charlotte with Anne, as Anne had been his mate since she was younger. H
"What??" Anne screamed as Charlotte carefully stood up to bolt out of the mansion. She could not bear any pups for Teddy. For four years, he had lied to his family, claiming she was barren, while he hadn’t tried hard to make her conceive."Teddy? You cannot do this to me!" Anne cried, while Charlotte carried the tray of food and walked to the kitchen. She said to them calmly, "The food is not enough, so I want to get some extra. Would you care to join us, Anne?" Charlotte asked with a playful smirk on her lips while Anne glared at her."Sweetheart, you cannot mate with her! I cannot withstand the pain if you do that to me!" Anne cried in Teddy's hold, ignoring Charlotte, who left them and went into the kitchen. Quickly, Charlotte dropped the tray of food there and bolted out of the house through the kitchen back door. She wouldn’t be used as Teddy's baby-making machine. She fled the residence, not caring if there were ongoing rogue attacks.She ran back to her father's mansion, which w
Charlotte sat on one of the couches in the parlor, admiring the small house. Not until Jack walked out of his room with only a white towel wrapped around his waist did she break her focus. Jack was holding another short towel in his right hand, which he ran through his short black wavy hair."Jack, are you sure I shouldn't start going back home now to my parents' house? I'm sure the guards searching for me would have gone farther away or gone back to report to Teddy that they couldn't find me," Charlotte said, quickly looking away from Jack's masculine dark chest.The white towel was wrapped only around Jack's waist, and Charlotte could feel her heart palpitating, beating loudly in her chest.Jack didn't respond to Charlotte as he stood in front of his room door, admiring her. It was late at night, past 1 a.m., and here he was with Charlotte, talking as if it were daybreak."Why do you want to go back home? Knowing that your parents do not have a say in the Alpha's family?" Jack questi
In Alpha Teddy's villa, Teddy moved Anne away from his arms as she prevented him from going after Charlotte. "Anne, you have to try to understand. If I allow Charlotte to go, especially now that she perceives Jack as her mate, it would put me at greater risk and enable Jack to take the pack away from me, which I cannot allow to happen." Teddy's eyes darkened as he said this, and Anne burst into tears in his arms."No, Teddy. I cannot withstand the pain. Please," Anne begged, and Teddy remained silent for a while until one of the guards rushed in."Alpha! Sorry to disturb you at this hour, but Luna Charlotte has left this residence, and our men couldn't seem to find her. Also, there are reports of some suspected rogues captured at the pack's border," the guard relayed, and Teddy felt all the hair on his body stand up in fear."Go now! Find her and ensure that you bring her back. Failure to do so, and you all shall be punished!" Teddy ordered, and the guard replied, "Understood, Alpha."